Open Badge Factory -plugin turns your site into a badge awarding system. Set up automatic badge awarding rules, and users will earn badges.
| Author: | Discendum Oy (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.6 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.5.2 |
| Plugin version: | 1.4.7.5 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 04-11-2015 |
| Last updated: | 06-06-2016
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Plugin URI: | http://www.openbadgefactory.com/ |
| Total downloads: | 3 007 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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Screenshots
Example of multiple methods for awarding and defining achievements
Example of defined required steps for awarding badges
Earned badges are awarded via Open Badge Factory, and are shareable via Open Badge Passport to any social network, blog or website.
Use a simple, but powerful "Required Steps" -interface to define how badges are earned.
What is an Open Badge?
Open Badges is an online standard to recognize and verify learning. It was created by the Mozilla Foundation in 2011 and has been adopted by schools, vocational and public organizations and companies around the world.
Open Badges was developed because there is a strong need in our web-enabled society to recognize and demonstrate all the informal learning that happens through work, hobbies, volunteering and various other activities in our lives.
The idea behind badges is familiar from military and scouting organizations. An Open Badge is a digital picture, which contains metadata. The metadata provides information about the issuer of the badge and the criteria used to recognize the skills and achievements of the badge earner. This makes an Open Badge a trusted open credential, with validated evidence of learning.
Because the system is based on an open standard, the earner can combine multiple badges from different issuers to tell a more complete story of his or her achievements. The earner can display the badges in his or her e-Portfolio or share them on the Web for employment, social networking, education or lifelong learning purposes.
What is Open Badge Factory?
Open Badge Factory is a reliable and flexible platform for issuing Open Badges. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for creating, issuing and managing Open Badges. Open Badge Factory is what your organization needs if you are planning on designing and managing a meaningful, consistent and sustainable badge system that will build your reputation over time!
Are the badges created by Open Badge Factory compatible with the Mozilla Open Badges Infrastructure?
Yes. The badges created and issued by Open Badge Factory fully align with the Open Badges Infrastructure (OBI) developed by Mozilla.
Can we use OBF for free or is there a charge?
We offer 3 service levels; Free, Basic and Premium.
Take a look at https://openbadgefactory.com/faq for more details.
ChangeLog
1.4.7.5
- Added LearnDash support
- Added BuddyPress support
- Added an email template override
- Changed the look of non-earned badges
1.4.7.4
- Added an error message when certificate dir is not defined properly
- Fixed error message when certificate dir is not writeable
1.4.7.3
- Support for Canadian (+possible others) Open Badge Factory API, by defining the API URL.
1.4.7.2
- Shortcode achievement and user selection UI fixes
- Better syncronization of issued badges between obf and wp
1.4.7.1
- Fixed Open Badge Factory badges importing multiple copies on some setups
- Fixed Badges-menu behaviour on fresh install
- Fixed a typo in import error message
1.4.7
- Support for Open Badge Factory integration added
